And closing envelopes



R. W, WALKER. I DEVICE FOR'MOIST ENING AND CLOSING ENVE'LOPS.

No. 106,098. Patented Aug. 2, 1870;

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YREDFOYRD W; WALKER, or WASHINGTON, msrmoror COLUMBIA.

Letters Patent No. 106,098, dated August 2, 1870.

DEVICE FOR MOISTENING AND CLOSING ENVELOPE-S.

' The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelamc.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that Liltnpronn W. WALKER, of the city of Washington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Device forMoistening and Sealing Envelopes or Wrappers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany- .ing drawing.

Naturemid Qhiccts of the In-rention.

, I My intention relatesto a convenient device for moistening the adhesive matter upon envelopes or wrappers, and sealing the same.

. Description of theAcomn-panyiny Drawing. Figure 1 is aside view of the invention.

lower surl'ace of the sealer.

Figure 2 is a view showing the conformation of the General Description. A is a sponge or its"'equivalent, used for moistening the adhesive matteron the envelopes or wrappers, which is seeurelyattached to the arm B, the arm B being provided with a handle, 0, to which the sealer D is securely attached.

D is the sealer, being a blockof any convenient formphaving one corner of its lower surface so constructed as to catch or turn the lip of the envelope into a proper position for sealing, as hereinafter described.

The sponge A, beingmoistened, is passed down and over the adhesive matter on the lip of the envelope or wrapper, until the sealer Dtpasses below the lower extremity of the" lip, and the corner E of the sealer is brought into such a position that, upon being moved upward, it will catch'the lapel of the envelope or wrapper and turn the same down. The sponge is.

then raised and the motion reversed,whereupon the-fsealer .I), being brought in contact with the lower ex-' tremity of the reverse side of the lip, as above described,

turnsthe same down upon the body of the envelope or wrapper, in which position the sealing maybe readily effected by means of the sealer.

The device herein described may be used for affixing stamps having adhesive matter on their reverse sides; this is elfected by moistening with the spongeA the place whereon it is desired to afiiv the stamp, then,

placing the. same on the dampened surface, with the side covered with the adhesive material downward, and

pressing the stamp with the lowersnrfiice ot'the sealer.

Claim.

What I claim as my invention, and dcsire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The device herein shown, consisting of the arm B, provided with the sponge" A, handle 0, and sealer D, forthe purpose of moistening and sealing the flapot' an envelope or wrapper, substantially in the manner herein described.

In testimony that I claim. the foregoing device for moist-suing and sealing envelopes, as above described,

I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of J une,

1970. REDFORD W. WALKER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM Fnon, W. W. HUBBELL 

